As people, we live longer, are healthier and more hopeful, and more resilient in the face of challenges and traumas when we: are connected to other people and feel we belong, feel safe and that we have things in our life that are predictable, are able to try new things and influence our future, and have shame-free access to resources food, shelter, clean water and more.
But too often, there hasn’t been enough attention to how a big government project will affect people’s wellbeing. Usually, the fewest benefits and greatest harms have fallen on people who are low-income, people of color, or those who have been historically underheard, disempowered, or harmed.
The City of Austin is committed to taking meaningful steps to reverse that trend. This project will help us understand ahead of time how the wellbeing of people in the community might be affected by Austin Advancing, and where we might change the project to reduce harms and spread benefits more equitably.
Information you provide will be stored by CityLife. It will be available to the city. We anticipate there being so many responses that it will not be possible for you to be identified by your answers.
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